The draft genomes of Crassostrea gasar and Crassostrea rhizophorae: key resources for leveraging oyster cultivation in the Southwest Atlantic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The two oyster species studied hold considerable economic importance for artisanal harvest (Crassostrea rhizophorae) and aquaculture (Crassostrea gasar). Their draft genomes will play an important role in the application of genomic methods such as RNAseq, population-based genomic scans aiming at addressing expression responses to pollution stress, adaptation to salinity and temperature variation, and will also permit investigating the genetic bases and enable marker-assisted selection of economically important traits like shell and mantle coloration and resistance to temperature and disease.

Data description

The draft assembly size of Crassostrea gasar is 506 Mbp, and of Crassostrea rhizophorae is 584 Mbp with scaffolds N50 of 11,3 Mbp and 4,9 Mbp, respectively. T

SUBMITTER: Lima NCB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11373122 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature